Table 65. Summary by Market Value of Agricultural Products Sold: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
$25,000 to 
$49,999 
$10,000 to 
$24,999 
$5,000 to 
$9,999 
$2,500 to 
$4,999 
$1,000 to 
$2,499 
Less than 
$1,000 
FARM PRODUCTION EXPENSES - Con. 
Total farm production expenses 1 - Con. 
Seeds, plants, vines, and 
trees purchased 
farms 
1,093 
1,747 
1,351 
1,086 
962 
2,364 
$1,000 
3,263 
4,747 
1,818 
975 
640 
2,584 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
505 
1,077 
1,010 
897 
821 
1,858 
$1,000 to $4,999 
398 
492 
277 
147 
125 
395 
$5,000 to $24,999 
177 
144 
53 
40 
14 
95 
$25,000 to $49,999 
11 
10 
5 
- 
2 
12 
$50,000 or more 
2 
24 
6 
2 
4 
Livestock and poultry purchased or 
leased 
farms 
580 
995 
1,054 
1,169 
1,172 
2,812 
$1,000 
4,743 
4,085 
3,478 
2,953 
2,135 
7,855 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
284 
738 
861 
1,011 
1,098 
2,374 
$5,000 to $24,999 
266 
242 
174 
152 
66 
409 
$25,000 to $99,999 
29 
15 
19 
6 
8 
29 
$100,000 to $249,999 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$250,000 or more 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Breeding livestock purchased or 
leased 
farms 
425 
644 
630 
694 
602 
1,455 
$1,000 
3,398 
2,605 
1,946 
1,692 
1,231 
4,646 
Other livestock and poultry 
purchased or leased (see text) 
farms 
234 
505 
563 
630 
738 
1,727 
$1,000 
1,346 
1,480 
1,533 
1,261 
904 
3,209 
Feed purchased 
farms 
1,420 
2,988 
3,322 
3,660 
3,762 
12,380 
$1,000 
18,642 
24,963 
19,012 
15,019 
13,022 
55,503 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
533 
1,506 
2,241 
2,846 
3,066 
9,183 
$5,000 to $24,999 
656 
1,288 
982 
744 
644 
2,900 
$25,000 to $99,999 
224 
190 
94 
70 
52 
289 
$100,000 to $249,999 
7 
4 
5 
- 
- 
8 
$250,000 or more 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
farms 
2,786 
5,264 
4,766 
4,609 
4,400 
14,562 
$1,000 
9,169 
11,120 
5,592 
4,328 
3,657 
13,010 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
2,223 
4,712 
4,575 
4,510 
4,330 
14,300 
$5,000 to $24,999 
533 
515 
188 
97 
69 
256 
$25,000 to $49,999 
24 
30 
2 
- 
- 
4 
$50,000 or more 
6 
7 
1 
2 
1 
2 
Utilities 
farms 
2,215 
3,764 
3,029 
2,591 
2,377 
7,537 
$1,000 
4,976 
6,323 
3,298 
2,390 
1,962 
8,515 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
935 
2,084 
1,960 
1,793 
1,740 
4,776 
$1,000 to $4,999 
1,067 
1,464 
973 
761 
612 
2,594 
$5,000 to $24,999 
205 
201 
95 
37 
25 
163 
$25,000 to $49,999 
2 
12 
1 
- 
- 
2 
$50,000 or more 
6 
3 
- 
" 
- 
2 
Supplies, repairs, and maintenance costs 
farms 
2,519 
4,456 
3,885 
3,590 
3,254 
10,811 
$1,000 
11,373 
12,377 
5,497 
4,129 
3,558 
14,822 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
1,933 
3,796 
3,777 
3,528 
3,180 
10,428 
$5,000 to $24,999 
533 
611 
101 
58 
74 
367 
$25,000 to $49,999 
44 
31 
5 
2 
- 
14 
$50,000 or more 
9 
18 
2 
2 
- 
2 
Hired farm labor 
farms 
1,158 
1,691 
1,146 
799 
699 
2,555 
$1,000 
21,820 
19,473 
10,379 
6,132 
6,088 
43,609 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
527 
1,050 
803 
585 
503 
1,188 
$5,000 to $24,999 
386 
415 
208 
135 
144 
900 
$25,000 to $99,999 
197 
202 
120 
75 
41 
388 
$100,000 to $249,999 
39 
22 
15 
4 
8 
63 
$250,000 or more 
9 
2 
- 
- 
3 
16 
Contract labor 
farms 
780 
906 
551 
379 
277 
1,114 
$1,000 
6,441 
6,015 
2,647 
1,956 
1,460 
6,463 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
106 
214 
181 
127 
117 
330 
$1,000 to $4,999 
267 
429 
247 
151 
101 
406 
$5,000 to $24,999 
362 
236 
106 
83 
39 
333 
$25,000 to $49,999 
34 
15 
12 
15 
14 
37 
$50,000 or more 
11 
12 
5 
3 
6 
8 
Customwork and custom hauling 
farms 
530 
667 
521 
417 
335 
985 
$1,000 
1,856 
1,796 
1,003 
521 
254 
3,674 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $999 
128 
306 
305 
314 
262 
397 
$1,000 to $4,999 
299 
274 
172 
82 
64 
382 
$5,000 to $24,999 
99 
82 
42 
19 
9 
188 
$25,000 to $49,999 
4 
3 
1 
2 
- 
15 
$50,000 or more 
- 
2 
1 
- 
3 
Cash rent for land, buildings, 
and grazing fees 
farms 
600 
769 
590 
449 
261 
735 
$1,000 
3,663 
2,720 
1,865 
879 
389 
1,895 
Farms with expenses of- 
$1 to $4,999 
393 
652 
548 
423 
247 
662 
$5,000 to $9,999 
113 
66 
34 
15 
9 
37 
$10,000 to $24,999 
63 
37 
4 
5 
4 
25 
$25,000 or more 
31 
14 
4 
6 
1 
11 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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